Structural Object Class Virtual Attribute

The Structural Object Class Virtual Attribute generates a virtual attribute that specifies the structural object class with the schema definitions in effect for the entry. This attribute is defined in RFC 4512.

Properties

Basic Properties

Specifies the attribute type for the attribute whose values are to be dynamically assigned by the virtual attribute.

Default Value

structuralObjectClass

Allowed Values

The name of an attribute type defined in the server schema.

Multi-valued

No

Required

Yes

Admin Action Required

None

Advanced Property

No

Read-only

No

base-dn

Description

Specifies the base DNs for the branches containing entries that are eligible to use this virtual attribute. If no values are given, then the server generates virtual attributes anywhere in the server.

Default Value

The location of the entry in the server is not taken into account when determining whether an entry is eligible to use this virtual attribute.

Allowed Values

A valid DN.

Multi-valued

Yes

Required

No

Admin Action Required

None

Advanced Property

No

Read-only

No

enabled

Description

Indicates whether the Virtual Attribute is enabled for use.

Default Value

None

Allowed Values

true
false

Multi-valued

No

Required

Yes

Admin Action Required

None

Advanced Property

No

Read-only

No

filter

Description

Specifies the search filters to be applied against entries to determine if the virtual attribute is to be generated for those entries. If no values are given, then any entry is eligible to have the value generated. If one or more filters are specified, then only entries that match at least one of those filters are allowed to have the virtual attribute.

Default Value

(objectClass=*)

Allowed Values

Any valid search filter string.

Multi-valued

Yes

Required

No

Admin Action Required

None

Advanced Property

No

Read-only

No

group-dn

Description

Specifies the DNs of the groups whose members can be eligible to use this virtual attribute. If no values are given, then group membership is not taken into account when generating the virtual attribute. If one or more group DNs are specified, then only members of those groups are allowed to have the virtual attribute.

Default Value

Group membership is not taken into account when determining whether an entry is eligible to use this virtual attribute.

Allowed Values

A valid DN.

Multi-valued

Yes

Required

No

Admin Action Required

None

Advanced Property

No

Read-only

No

Advanced Properties

conflict-behavior

Description

Specifies the behavior that the server is to exhibit for entries that already contain one or more real values for the associated attribute.

Default Value

virtual-overrides-real

Allowed Values

merge-real-and-virtual - Indicates that the virtual attribute provider is to preserve any real values contained in the entry and merge them with the set of generated virtual values so that both the real and virtual values are used.

real-overrides-virtual - Indicates that any real values contained in the entry are preserved and used, and virtual values are not generated.

virtual-overrides-real - Indicates that the virtual attribute provider suppresses any real values contained in the entry and generates virtual values and uses them.

Multi-valued

No

Required

No

Admin Action Required

None

Advanced Property

Yes

Read-only

No

java-class

Description

Specifies the fully-qualified name of the virtual attribute provider class that generates the attribute values.